Physical Activity Levels Among Adults in Uganda: Findings From a Countrywide Cross-Sectional Survey
| Autor: | Barbara Eva Kirunda, David Guwatudde, James Muwonge, Hafisa Kasule, Richard Kajjura, Gerald Mutungi, Ronald Wesonga, Silver Bahendeka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Rural Population Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Urban Population Cross-sectional study Who steps Physical activity Blood Pressure World Health Organization Lower risk World health Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Leisure Activities 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Interquartile range Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence medicine Humans Uganda Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor Exercise Aged 030505 public health business.industry Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Female Sedentary Behavior 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 13:938-945 |
| ISSN: | 1543-5474 1543-3080 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jpah.2015-0631 |
| Popis: | Background:Being physically active is associated with lower risk of many noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). We analyzed physical activity (PA) data collected as part of Uganda’s countrywide NCD risk factor survey conducted in 2014, to describe PA levels in Uganda.Methods:PA data were collected on the domains of work, travel and leisure. We calculated the percentage of participants meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) PA recommendations, and the types of intense-specific duration of PA. Prevalence ratios (PR) were used to identify factors associated with meeting WHO PA recommendations.Results:Of the 3987 participants, 3758 (94.3%) met the WHO PA recommendations. Work-related PA of moderate intensity, and travel-related PA contributed most to participants’ overall weekly duration of PA, each contributing 49.6% and 25.2% respectively. The median weekly duration of all moderate-intensity PA was 1470 minutes (interquartile range [IQR] = 540 to 2460). Weekly duration of all vigorous-intensity PA was low with a median of 0 minutes (IQR = 0 to 1080). The median daily sedentary time was 120 minutes (IQR = 60 to 240). Factors significantly associated with meeting WHO PA recommendations were body mass index and level of education.Conclusions:PA levels in Uganda are high, mostly achieved through travel and work-related activities of moderate intensity. |
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